The issues surrounding poverty and inequality continue to be of central concern to academics, politicians and policymakers but the way in which we seek to analyse them continues to change. This volume provides a guide to some of the new approaches that have been developed, while also making a...

This advanced text successfully links the two fields of trade theory and economic development. It combines mathematical rigour with an exceptional breadth of approaches, including institutions, history and comparative economics. Uniquely, the book focuses not only on countries participating in...

1. The Color of Child Poverty. 2. Wealth and Poverty among America's Children. 3. From the Era of the Middle Class to the Era of the Wealthy Class. 4. One Down, One to Go: Government Efforts to End Poverty among Seniors and Children. 5. The Failure of Welfare Reform for Poor Children. 6. An End...

The Global Wage Report analyses the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends and relative purchasing power globally and by region. The 2014/15 edition examines the link between wages and inequality at the household level

COVER -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART-I -- GAPS IN HISTORICAL STATISTICS -- NET DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT FOR THE PERIOD 1861-62 TO 1899-1900 -- ESTIMATION OF MONEY STOCK SERIES -- THE RUPEE CENSUS -- TIME SERIES OF MACRO ECONOMIC VARIABLES -- PART-II -- THE INDIAN ECONOMY...

Cover -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Globalization, Inequalities and Commodification of Life and Well-being -- Introduction -- Globalization and the Commodification of Science -- New Media, Global Networks and Human Rights -- The Dubious Dichotomy Between Welfare And Workfare -- A Capability Based...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Distinctions and Qualifications -- Plan of the Study -- Chapter 2 The Wage-Productivity Gap, 1981-2006 -- Measurement Adjustments -- Role of Wage Inequality -- Rise in Skills of Non-Blue-Collar Workers -- Profits and...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decomposing Changes in the Distribution of Household Incomes: Methodological Aspects -- 3 Characterization of Inequality Changes through Microeconometric Decompositions: The Case...

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- PART I: Policy Report -- Introduction -- 1. Why Do Inequalities Matter for Brazil? -- 2. Why is Brazil Such an Unequal Society? -- Inequality in Brazil -- The Causes of Inequality -- Public Policy...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Overview: Fiscal Policy and Redistribution -- Introduction -- Budget Size, Social Spending, and Taxation -- Fiscal Policy and Inequality -- Fiscal Policy and the Poor -- The Contribution of...